Berlin - tourist attractions
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Alte Nationalgalerie | The Alte Nationalgalerie (Old National Gallery) in Berlin is a gallery showing a collection of Neoclassical, Romantic, Biedermeier, Impressionist and early Modernist artwork, part of the Berlin National Gallery, which in turn is part of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. It is the original building of... |
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Museum Island | Museum Island (German: Museumsinsel) is the name of the northern half of an island in the Spree river in the central Mitte district of Berlin, Germany, the site of the old city of Cölln. It is so called for the complex of five internationally significant museums, all part of the Berlin State Museums... |
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Pergamon Museum | The Pergamon Museum (German: Pergamonmuseum) is situated on the Museum Island in Berlin. The site was designed by Alfred Messel and Ludwig Hoffmann and was constructed in twenty years, from 1910 to 1930. The Pergamon houses original-sized, reconstructed monumental buildings such as the Pergamon Alta... |
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Neues Museum | The Neues Museum (New Museum) is a museum in Berlin, Germany, located to the north of the Altes Museum (Old Museum) on Museum Island. It was built between 1843 and 1855 according to plans by Friedrich August Stüler, a student of Karl Friedrich Schinkel. The museum was closed at the beginning of Worl... |
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Altes Museum | The Altes Museum (German for Old Museum) is one of several internationally renowned museums on Museum Island in Berlin, Germany. Since restoration work in 1966, it houses the Antikensammlung (antique collection) of the Berlin State Museums. The museum was built between 1823 and 1830 by the architec... |
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Charlottenburg Palace | Charlottenburg Palace (German: Schloss Charlottenburg) is the largest palace in Berlin, Germany, and the only surviving royal residence in the city dating back to the time of the Hohenzollern family. It is located in the Charlottenburg district of the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf burough. The palace w... |
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Britz Residential Estate | The subsidized Britz Residential Estate was built on the fields of Britz manor between 1925 and 1933 according to plans by Bruno Taut and Martin Wagner. The project was initiated by a housing cooperative established to combat the shortage of affordable living space. Numerous blocks and terraced hous... |
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Schillerpark Settlement | The Schillerpark Settlement was the first metropolitan housing project in Berlin during the Weimar Republic, which was a period of experimentation and social reform, aiming at improvement of living conditions. Although the flats were modest, they were functional and had all sanitary facilities. The ... |
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Carl Legien Estate | The estate was estabilished at the turn of 20s and 30s in 20th century. After the regress in social building, due to the world war I, Weimar Republic started an intense building plan. Huge amount of new housing estates was errected in that time. Carl Legien Estate was built in the sub-district of Pr... |
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The White City | The White City, also known as Swiss Quarter, is a housing complex built between 1929-1931 in Berlin-Reinickendorf. The White City, the name is reminiscent of the white facades of the buildings. The building was commissioned by Martin Wagner, who was a chief city planner at that time (from 1926-1931... |
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Relevant data
Geographical coordinates:
52.5167, 13.4
Approximate population: 3,442,675
Approximate population: 3,442,675
The oldest constructions
- Charlottenburg Palace (? - ?, 1699)
- Berlin State Opera (? - ?, 1742)
- Bellevue Palace (? - ?, 1786)
- Brandenburg Gate (1788 - 1791, ?)
- Altes Museum (1823 - 1830, 1830)
The highest points
- Fernsehturm Berlin (368 m.)
- Rotes Rathaus (97 m.)
- Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (68 m.)
- Berlin Victory Column (66.89 m.)
- German Museum of Technology (33 m.)
The longest objects
- East Side Gallery (1,300 m.)
- Rotes Rathaus (100 m.)
- German Museum of Technology (95 m.)
- Brandenburg Gate (11 m.)
Objects with the biggest surface
- German Museum of Technology (2 ha.)
Most active architects
- Bruno Taut (4)
- Friedrich August Stüler (4)
- Hans Scharoun (4)
- Walter Gropius (3)
- Karl Friedrich Schinkel (3)
Famous architects born in the city
- Walter Gropius (4)
- August Endel (1)
- Richard Lucae (1)
- Ludwig Lesser (1)
- Bruno Ahrends (1)